Languages

Khmer, Central

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Language: Khmer, Central
Alternate names:: Cambodian, Khmer
SIL-code: Ethnologue:khm
Language family: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Khmer
Number of speakers: 12,900,000
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Introduction
- Dialects
The Khmer, Central Verb
- Sample Verbs

Introduction

Khmer, Central is a language of Cambodia. It is spoken in Widespread. Also in Canada, China, France, Laos, United States, Viet Nam. .

Dialects

Battambang Khmer, Cardamom Khmer, Khmer Kandal (Central), Khmer Keh (Stung Treng), Khmer Krom (Southern). Distinct from Northern Khmer (See: Khmer, Northern ?) of Thailand.

The Khmer, Central Verb

Sample Verbs

to bite	cək
to blow	pʰat, plom
to breathe	dɑɑk dɑŋhaəm
to burn	cʰeh
to buy	tɨɲ
to chew	tumpie
to choose	rəəh
to climb	laəŋ
to come	mɔɔk
to cook	cʔən
to count	roap
to cry	yum
to cut, hack	kap
to die, be dead	taay
to dig	ciik
to dream	sɑp, yʊəlsɑp
to drink	pʰək
to eat	sii
to fall	duəl
to fear	kraeŋ
to flow	hoo
to fly	haǝ
to grow	doh
to hear	lɨɨ
to hide	puən
to hit	viey
to hold	kan
to hunt	baɲ sat
to kill	sɑmlap
to know, be knowledgeable	ceh
to laugh	saǝc
to lie down	deɛk
to live, be alive	rʊəh
to open, uncover	baək
to plant	dam
to pound, beat	bok, dɑm
to say	tʰaa
to scratch	keh
to see	kʰəəɲ
to sew	dee
to shoot	baɲ
to sit	ʔɑŋkuy
to sleep	deɛk
to sniff, smell	hət
to spit	sdɑh
to split	puh
to squeeze	crɑbac, rɨt
to stab, pierce	cak
to stand	cʰɔɔ
to steal	luǝc
to suck	cʊəɲcoap
to swell	haəm, paoŋ
to swim	hael
to think	kɨt
to throw	caol, kup
to tie up, fasten	cɑɑŋ
to turn	bɑt
to walk	daə
to vomit	kʔuət
to work	tvəə
to yawn	sŋaap

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